Waste

The Armenian Government Sets a Mandatory Requirement for Mining Waste Recycling For First Time

The new landfill site is initially proposed to be constructed in the Shapni residential area in Kapan Community in the area of 20 ha for operation term of

On 23 November the executive approved the concept paper on solid household waste management (SHWM) in Lori Region, which plans to construct one regional sanitary landfill site in Lori Region in line with the EU standards. The new landfill site will

The issue of the temporary warehouse for the obsolete pests of Nubarashen still remains open. Nubarashen pest burial site is located in Erebuni administrative area, Yerevan Town, next to Jrashen, Geghanist and Mushavan communities. Here around 900 tons of pests are buried, which are classified

In July 2015 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Yerevan Municipality signed a loan contract of about 8 million euro (that will be granted to a company fully owned by the Municipality) for constructing a new landfill next to current Nubarashen landfill. Additional 8 million loan is given by European Investment Bank and another 8 million Euro grant by EU Neighborhood Investment Facility. The goal of this project is to

On 21 October a pan-Armenian cleaning day will be held: at the Cabinet meeting held on 12 October Armenian PM Karen Karapetyan assigned

All the pesticides left in the area of Nairit Plant shall be gathered, stored and eliminated using the existing possibilities available

National Assembly Adopted Law on Ratification of 'Miamata Convention on Mercury'

On September 28-29, 2017, the workshop entitled "Public Participation in Addressing Chemical Safety Issues in Eastern Europe

'Vak Consulting' Company intends to carry out the elimination of bioorganic and clinical wastes. The company has submitted a project to RA Nature Protection Ministry for the expert assessment of these

The Vararak River in Syunik Region is in antisanitary state, which is the left tributary to the Vorotan River. It starts from the south-east slope of Mets Ishkhanasar Mountain Top in Syunik plateau. The river is polluted with

'Out of the historical monuments, the Vorotnavanq is located on the road, where the main landfill site of the town is situated: the garbage is not sorted, recycled – it's burnt down poisoning

'Akhtala Pre Processing Combine' CJSC has refused from its intention to construct a new tailing dump for its industrial wastes. The company has submitted a project for the expertise of RA Nature Protection Ministry, which envisages to store

Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan together with Global Reservers Management CEO Robert Whitfield discussed the possibilities and further steps of implementing a waste

In this era of modern technologies, one of the most important problems in Armenia still remain unresolved – the problem of garbage collections. Despite the loaning funds allocated in this sector, as well as budget allocation, no up-to-date garbage management

For the elimination of 900 tons of pesticides from Nubarashen Burial Site and 24 warehouses in Armenia, Russian Expert

The issues related to the storage of persistent organic pollutants from Nubarashen landfill site have been discussed at the Ministry of Emergency States. In the end, it was decided, that in future the final decision would be made by

For the purpose of reducing soil management waste volumes and their probable hazards, RA Nature Protection Ministry has developed and submitted for the approval of the Armenian Government the criteria and measures